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SpaceX Resets CRS-6 Space Station Launch to April 13 with Booster Landing Attempt

4 Apr , 2015 by Ken Kremer

The clock is ticking towards the next launch of a SpaceX cargo vessel to the International Space Station (ISS) hauling critical supplies to the six astronauts and cosmonauts serving aboard, that now includes the first ever ‘One-Year Mission’ station crew comprising NASA’s Scott Kelly and Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko. The mission, dubbed SpaceX CRS-6 (Commercial Resupply […]

How Not To Get Bored During A Year On Space Station

14 Apr , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

When planning for long-duration space travel, many people would think along the lines of not forgetting a towel or something of that nature. But we on Earth who are spoiled by the astounding pictures beamed from space must realize that even astronauts can get tired of looking at the same few walls for months at […]

Twin Peeks: Astronaut Brothers To Go Under Microscope During One-Year Mission

11 Apr , 2014 by Elizabeth Howell

Identical twin astronauts, one headed to space for a year and the other happily at home. Imagine just how excited health researchers are by the prospect of this situation which yes, is happening for real. Scott Kelly is preparing to blast off on a lengthy mission to the International Space Station in 2015 while his […]

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SpaceX Resets CRS-6 Space Station Launch to April 13 with Booster Landing Attempt

How Not To Get Bored During A Year On Space Station

Twin Peeks: Astronaut Brothers To Go Under Microscope During One-Year Mission

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